'Well she can't have her money back': Guy rents out space for birthday party, has cringeworthy fallout with friend over money

Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor

May 23, 2023 12:00 AM EDT

Is friendship refundable? That's the question that comes to mind when reading about this uncomfortable falling out between two friends over money for another friend's birthday party. This thread was posted to Reddit's r/AmITheA**hole subreddit by u/Longjumping-March640, who explained that he had rented out a space for their friend's upcoming party and everyone in the group agreed to pay $80-90 each for the venue. He gave everyone 48 hours notice and also explained that once the reservation was booked, it could not be undone.

Now, here's where things get sticky. The Redditor's friend Mara, who has a different financial situation, backed out of the party last minute after already paying because she made a mistake and had a different event that night. $80=90 is pretty steep for a birthday party in my opinion, but that didn't seem to be the reason why Mara had to back out. Now, there's a world in which these could two could have worked something out together before things got nasty. Mara badmouthed the Redditor to their other friends, saying that he should cover her cost and reimburse her fully. Big mistake! In another world, they could have found a mutually beneficial solution, but as it turns out, this falling out might have been inevitable.

Keep scrolling below and let us know what your take is on the situation. When you're done, check out this post about a customer's epic petty revenge on a wine store.